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For more than 10 years, a funding model has quietly done what many others have struggled to do: Funnel nature and climate ...
The world’s oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a bid to help countries across Africa, including Nigeria, ...
Coastal flood risks are expected to increase due climate change. Therefore, Bangladesh has been upgrading its coastal embankment system to enhance flood safety. This initiative includes not only hard ...
The World Bank Group has taken an active role in the INC process by organizing side events, sharing analytical tools, and ...
Mozambique won World Bank backing for its plan to build Southern Africa’s biggest hydropower plant in half a century.
Morocco had a bank account in 2024, while just 6% were able to save money, according to a new World Bank report. The 2025 ...
World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi outlined the thinking behind the change in policy at a joint event in Paris.
The World Bank has taken its first step since ending its ban on funding nuclear energy projects by partnering with the International Atomic Energy Agency to support countries that choose to include ...
The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sealed an agreement to work together to support the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear energy in developing countries.
BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank said Wednesday it approved over $1 billion dollars for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. The biggest amount went to Iraq, where the ...
The World Bank announced Wednesday that it will invest over $1.3 billion to improve the quality of life in three war-torn countries in the Middle East.
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved yesterday a US$146 million grant financing to Syria from the International Development Association (IDA) to help restore reliable, affordable ...